Stefon Jackson (born May 7, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He is 6'5" tall and played shooting guard. While playing college basketball at

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between

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and

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, Jackson scored a

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-record 2,456 points (since broken by

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's Jon Elmore).

High school

Jackson is from

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. He played at Martin Luther King High School for two years and was a first team all-

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selection in 2002–03. His final two years he played at Lutheran Christian Academy, and as a

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in 2004–05 he helped lead the team to a 35–3 record and a #5 national ranking.

College

In college, he played for the

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and became the most prolific scorer in Conference USA history (later broken in 2019). He scored 2,456 points and set myriad C-USA records in the process. Through

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, Jackson holds conference records for

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s made (21), attempted (27) and percentage (1.000; 20-for-20) in a game; free throws made (312) and attempted (374) in a season; free throws made (726) and attempted (945) in a career; three-pointers attempted in a game (27); points in a season (908); field goals attempted in a season (660); field goals made (810) and attempted (1,807) in a career; and the

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championship game single game scoring record (38) among others. He finished fifth in the nation in points in 2008–09 while averaging 24.5 per game. Jackson was twice named to the All-Conference USA First Team and garnered some national All-America recognition his senior year.

Arrest

At the end of Jackson's junior season in 2007–08 he was arrested on a charge of hindering apprehension or prosecution. His cousin, Willie Harden, was allegedly responsible for a shooting in

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that wounded five people.

Professional

Jackson went undrafted in the

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and consequently signed with Turkish club

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. He only played four total games with the team, however, before signing with G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C. In June 2014, he signed with S.Oliver Baskets.

References

External links

German League profileTBLStat.net Profile
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